Mission Statement
The Department of Basic Medical Sciences is committed to providing quality and innovative teaching through expertise in the disciplines of Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Pathology in the servicing of under-graduate and post-graduate programmes. The Department will endeavour to contribute to the research output within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

The Role and function of the Department
The department services programmes within the Faculty of Health Sciences by providing expertise in basic medical science courses. We do not offer any programmes of our own.

What is meant by a “Service Department”?
We provide subjects, at 1st, 2nd and 3rd year level that other departments require as prerequisites for their qualifications.
For example, Anatomy I and II and Physiology I and II are subjects offered by Basic Medical Sciences, which is needed in 1st and 2nd year in the department of Homeopathy in order to progress to the next level and eventually qualify as a Homeopathic Doctor. In this way we service the department of Homeopathy by providing these subjects.

Services offered by the department

Basic & Clinical / Applied Anatomy

Basic Physiology

Basic Pharmacology

Willed Body Donation Programme

Applied Anatomical Research

General and Systemic Pathology

The department of Basic Medical Sciences runs a “Willed Body Donation Programme” for more information you can contact our Senior Anatomy Technician, Mr A Mkhize, on 031 373 2420 or email adreasm@dut.ac.za.